Harald Fairhair

Harald Fairhair (850-932) was the king of Ostlandet from 866 to 932, succeeding Halfdan III of Ostlandet and preceding Eric Bloodaxe.

Biography
Harald Fairhair was born in 850, and was the son of Halfdan III of Ostlandet. He was from the House of Yngling, and his father ruled Ostlandet in southern Norway. Harald became king of Ostlandet at the age of sixteen when his father died in 866, and that year he conquered the petty Kingdom of Varmland and other small kingdoms. At the 872 Battle of Hafrsfjord, he united Norway under his rule, and he became the first king of Norway. He had 11 children, and his dynasty would go on to rule Norway until 1387.